ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174378
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| Date: | Monday 23 December 1957 |
| Time: | 23:40 |
| Type: |  Lockheed T-33A |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 51-4413 |
| MSN: | 580-5708 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Rinas Airport -
 Albania
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chateraux, Framce |
| Neaples, Italy | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The US reconnaissance plane was forced down in Albania by a squadron of 2 Albanian MiG-15bis.
The aircraft is on display at the Gjirokastra Museum.
Sources:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gjirokastra_US_airplane.jpg
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=19580108&id=TPMzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=B-8HAAAAIBAJ&pg=2340,685955&hl=en
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Mar-2015 18:47 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-May-2019 19:20 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 08-Jun-2019 14:59 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Jun-2019 15:02 | TB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn] |
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